ShrubsTexas Mountain Laurel
Sophora secundiflora
Texas Mountain Laurel (Sophora secundiflora) is a slow-growing shrub, hardy in USDA zones 7-10, that matures to about 10-25ft × 8-15ft. It does best in full sun and part shade with low water needs in well-drained, moist and occasionally-dry soil. Expect blue and purple blooms in spring. It stands up well to drought.
- USDA zones
- 7-10
- Sun
- Full sun, Part shade
- Water
- Low
- Mature size
- 10-25ft × 8-15ft
- Growth rate
- Slow
- Soil
- Well-drained, Moist, Occasionally-dry
- Foliage
- Green
- Bloom color
- Blue, Purple
- Bloom season
- Spring
- Tough against
- Drought
- Native to
- Mexico and Southwestern USA
Data sources
Freeze survival
Will it survive your winters?
Hardiness zones show a normal bad winter. We check the worst one — Texas Mountain Laurel is hardy to about 0°F (estimated from USDA zone 7), so we'll score it against the real coldest nights your area has actually had.
Powered by ~35 years of daily lows from the nearest NOAA weather station. A risk read, not a guarantee — a sheltered spot or mature plant beats the odds.
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